Hat



Nov. 29, 1938i. E. F, MANN 2,l38,642

HAT

Filed July 23, 1958 wrrwass n INVENTOR Elzabeiz 'Mazn W7, W n BY ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 29, 1938 UNITED STATES HAT Elizabeth F. Mann, New York, N. Y.

Application luly 23, 1938, Serial N0.'220,896v

4 Claims.

This invention relates toV Wearing apparel and particularly to an improved hat especially designed as a girls or Womans hat, an object being to present a construction which will be pleasing when in use and which may be disassembled and spread out flat when not in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hat formed of textile fabric which may be adjusted without the use of anything but the hands to present a pleasing hat structure and adjusted to present a flat article capable of being easily packed in a suitcase or other receptacle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hat formed with either a single or two-faced fabric structure of different colors, with the parts so arranged that they are capable of adjustment so that a two-tone eifect may be secured when the hat has been adjusted ready for use.

In the accompanying drawing- Fig. l is a perspective View of a hat embodying the invention, the same being illustrated on a gure;

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the hat shown in Fig. 2 when disassembled and laid out flat;

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the hat sho-wn in Fig. 1 partly assembled;

Fig. 4 is a sectional View through Fig. 3 approximately on the line 4 4, the same being on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional View through Fig. 3, approximately on the line 5-5;

Fig. 6 is a View similar to Fig. 5 but showing a modified construction.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, I indicates the body of a hat and 2 indicates a slide fastener, while 3 indicates a piece of fabric, as for instance ribbon, connected to the slidemember 2 of the slide 2.

The body l, as shown in Fig. 4, is made from what may be termed inner and outer sheets of textile fabric 4 and 5. These pieces of fabric are preferably of different colors and stitched together along the edges by suitable lines of stitching 6 and 'I and also held together by lines of stitching 8 and 9 which connect the slide fastener in place. If desired, a single piece of fabric could be used o-f the same color throughout or a single piece of fabric formed as a two-tone piece of fabric. However, preferably two independent pieces of fabric are used and in the respective sheets of fabric there are provided aligned apertures I0 and II which are worked in the nature of buttonholes so as not to ravel. The pieces of fabric are not connected together at the buttonholes or apertures I0 and II but only at the ends and sides. As illustrated' in Fig. 1 the hat has been adjusted or formed into a head covering with the darker fabric outermost and the lighter fabric innermost with certain parts showing. The ribbon 3 is also two tones agreeing with the colors of the body I.

When the body I is flat, as shown in Fig. 1, it may be readily packed in a suitcase, trunk, or the like, without danger of wrinkling, and when it is desired to use the same the `slide member 2" may be manipulated causing the fastener 2 to function, as shown in Fig. 3. This causes the ,f body I to become a tube with the ends 3' and 3 of ribbon 3 positioned on the edge opposite that portion of the body which carries the apertures Ill and Il. It will be observed that these apertures are spaced apart and are in the half of the -body below a central longitudinal line. Aperture Ill is spaced from an imaginary longitudinal central line approximately the same distance as aperture II is spaced from the edge of the body. This arrangement is desirable in order to give a desired fullness at the place necessary to secure the results as illustrated in Fig. 1.

When the parts are arranged as shown in Fig. 3 the end 3 of the ribbon 3 is fed through the aperture l0 and then back through the aperture I I. This is drawn as tightly as desired and then the end 3 is interlocked with end 3 by forming the tWo ends into a knot with the end portions thereof protruding so that a bow formation is presented, as shown in Fig. 1. By drawing the ends together as just described ornamental horns or protuberances l2 and I3 are presented with the lighter fabric I Il showing. 'I'his lighter fabric is of the same shade as the lighter side of the ribbon 3.

This two-tone effect gives a pleasing appearance to the hat and breaks the monotony of a single color. If desired, the tubular formation as shown in Fig. 3 could be reversed so that the darker fabric would be interior of the body I. The same method could then be used with respect to the rest of the hat, so that the outside of the finished hat would be light with the Zones I4 dark; also the ribbon 3 could be arranged so that the dark side would be outermost.

After the hat has been formed as above described it is pulled down on the head to the desired position and used as a conventional hat.

The hat may be removed and set aside Without changing the adjustment and again donned for further use. However, when it is desired to clean or store the hat in a suitcase or other receptacle the parts are disengaged and moved to the position shown in Fig. 2.

It will be understood that the slide fastener 2 represents disengageable fasteners and, consequently, hooks and eyes, snap fasteners, or other disengageable fasteners may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention. Also, if

desired, the disengageable fasteners might be dis- Y pensed with and the respective ends of the body I, as shown in Fig. 2, could be connected together by suitable lines of stitching l5, as shown in Fig. 6. This would make a permanent tube as shown in Fig. 3. When this is done the folded center of the ribbon V3 could be stitched or otherwise secured to the body I in the position illustrated in Fig. 3. Y Y

I claim:

1. A hat comprising a substantially rectangular body, means for connecting the ends of the body together to present a tubular formation open at both ends, a tie member connected to one corner of said body, said tie member having a pair of ends, and means forming'a pair of buttonhole openings in the body centrally thereof and on one side of theV longitudinal central line adapted to receive one of said ends when the body is in position for use, the other end interlocking with the first mentioned end to form a knot. l

2.'A hat including a tubular bodyv of textile fabric open at both ends provided with a pair of aligned apertures Vnearer one end than the other, and atie member secured to the body at the endopposite said Vapertures and at a point substantially away from the cent-er of the apertures, said tie member having'a pair of ends,

one of said ends being adapted to be threaded through one of said apertures and then throughy the' other, and then the ends drawn tightly andv tied to cause'the tubular structure to assume a cup-shaped formation at the lower part and projecting/into a pair of horn formations Vat the upper part with the knot formed by the tying of the' ends of said tie member immediately below 5 'the center of the horn formations'.

3. A hat including a body rectangular when lying flat and spread out, said body having centrally thereof and at one side of the longitudinal central line a pair of spaced apertures, a disengageable structure for securing the ends of the body together to present a tubular formation, and a tie member secured to said body adjacent the rear edge opposite said apertures and at a point approximately 180 therefrom, one of the ends of said tie member being adapted to be passed over the top of said body and then through said apertures in succession, the ends of said tie member being adapted to be interlocked and drawn Y tightly into a knot with the ends protruding,

whereby Vthe bottom portion of the body will present a cup-shaped formation tting over the head of a person while the upper portion will be puckered at the center and on each side of the center forming protruding hollow ornamental members with the knot of the tie member arranged immediately below and centrally-of said protruding ornamental members.

4. A hat including a tubular fabric open at both ends formed with inner and outer layers of fabric of different colors, said body being provided with a pair of apertures spaced apart and also spaced from the bottom of the body and downwardly from a central circumferential line of thebody, and a tie member having a pair of ends, said tie member being connected to the upper edge of. said body at a point approximately 180 from said apertures, one of said ends being adapted to be passed over the upper part of the body above said apertures and then threaded through the apertures, said ends being adapted to be drawn tightly together to body *ofV textile Y form a knot, whereby the upper part of the body will be gathered' centrally and other portions formed into substantially tubularornamental protuberances immediately above said knot while the'lower part of the body remains substantially tubular so as to readily fit over the head of the person wearing the hat, the inner layer of fabric being exposed to View through the openings of said ornamental protuberances.

ELIZABETH F. MANN. 

